Cantata BWV 42 - Recordings - Part 1: Complete Recordings

Cantata BWV 42
Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbatas

Ref.	BWV 42
German Title	Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbatas
English Title	On the Evening of That same Sabbath (by W. Murray Young)
Event	Solo Cantata for the Quasimodogeniti (1^st Sunday after Easter) Readings: Epistle: 1 John 5: 4-10; Gospel: John 20: 19-31
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: April 8, 1725 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: April 1, 1731 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig
Text	John 20: 19; Jakob Fabricius (Mvt. 4); Martin Luther (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 3, 5-6) [C.S. Terry suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.; Newmann suggests J.S. Bach.]
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Japanese-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Sinfonia \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Chorale (Duet) \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB] \| Score BGA [2.71 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 7 Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
References	BGA: X \| NBA: I/11.1 \| BC: A 63 \| Zwang: K 117 \| First Published: BG, 1863 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| JdW [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 30, 2000; Week of April 8, 2007; Week of August 16, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Bach Arias - conducted by Andrea Marcon with Angelika Kirchschlager
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IV J.S. Bach: Kantaten 8. Folge J.S. Bach: Das Kanatenwerk - BWV 67, BWV 42 [LA-5]
Cantata BWV 42 [34:19]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Marianne Basner; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Otto Siegl
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna 820-523 Eurodisc 71-536		Feb 1953	CD / TT: 74:45 LP / TT: LP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Leipzig Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de Berlin Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

2	Bach Aria Group - Cantatas & Cantata Movements [C-6]
Robert Shaw
Bach Aria Group Orchestra / Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra
Soprano: Eileen Farrell; Alto: Carol Smith; Tenor: Jan Peerce; Bass-Baritone: Norman Farrow; Violins: Maurice Wilk, Max Hollander; Cello: Bernard Greenhouse; Piano: Erich Itor Kahn
RCA Victor		1953-1954	2-LP / TT:

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 42, No. 35 [L-7] J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 42, No. 35 [C-5] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 35, 42 & 53 [D-2]
Hermann Scherchen
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna Radio Orchestra
Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Alto: Maureen Forrester; Tenor: Alexander Young; Bass: John Boyden
Westminster / Baroque Music Club		1964	TT: 32:41
Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1975	TT: 27:12
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 31 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 14
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Feb-Mar 1981	TT: 29:30
Recorded at GedäStuttgart, Germany & Große Aula der Alten Universität Salzburg, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis [C-5]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent / La Chapelle Royale
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Gérard Lesne; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Jan 1990	TT: 26:09
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7	Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Apr-Sep 1999	TT: 28:22
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 23: Arnstadt/Echternach For the 1^st Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti) For the 2^nd Sunday after Easter (Misericordas Domini)
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Gillian Keith; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	TT: 26:49
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirch, Arnstadt, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Mar 2001	TT: 26:09
Includes appendix. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 36 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Cantata BWV 42 [28:45]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Dominik Wörner
BIS 1611		Feb 2006	SACD / TT: 75:31
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [CD] \| Amazon.com [Music Download] \| Amazon.co.uk [CD] \| Amazon.de [CD]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - September 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (August 2007), Matthias Hansen (March 2006, June 2009), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

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